Our Motto

Semper Fidelis means Marines are “Always Faithful” to the country, the Marine Corps and each other. Our nation entrusts us with its young men and women and we respond with an unbreakable commitment, in combat and in life.

Capabilities

The Marine Corps has been America’s expeditionary force in readiness since 1775. We are forward deployed to respond swiftly and aggressively in times of crisis. We are soldiers of the sea, providing forces and detachments to naval ships and shore operations. We are global leaders, developing expeditionary doctrine and innovation that set the example, and leading other countries’ forces and agencies in multinational military operations.

These unique capabilities make us “First to Fight,” and our nation’s first line of defense.

Fighting Philosophy

Every Marine is a rifleman, trained first as a disciplined warrior regardless of occupational specialty. This training is key to our philosophy of maneuver warfare. Maneuver warfare combines strategic positioning with firepower, demands agile forces capable of quick decision making, and employs the human elements of war — boldness, creativity, intelligence and the warrior spirit.

Our combined arms approach compounds Marine Corps strength by bringing our land, air and sea forces together to achieve every mission. This organization creates a scalable force with incomparable war-fighting capabilities. It is the key to winning battles.

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Imagine a world where you are always connected to the Net. A world where you can rid yourself of your 7 pound laptop its heavy hard drive and all the software and applications installed on it. Imagine not having to ensure you have the latest version of your office productivity suite, web browser, CRM app, etc. This imaginary world is closer to reality than we think and these tiny startups are providing the code and tools to get us there quickly.

Look at Windows Live and Google Personalized. Look at the browser-based word processing startup (writely) that Google just acquired. Before we know it, we will be able to access all of our content (structured and unstructured data) and services (applications) remotely from the Web. We will be able to carry out this interaction from any device, anywhere in the world, and we will be able to interact with the network regardless of who we are or our relationship with the Net and other constituents on the Net.

Take Sun's Sun Ray Server Software thin client concept to the Net and allow the Net to be the server and allow access from any device with connectivity to the Net.

The only remaining service left to be figured out is our identity. That is, an open, utility-based, hosted, and online clearinghouse that controls the authorization and authentication of our content and services. Simply, who we are, what we have access to, and the credentials we need to "trust" that what we are accessing is ours and that we control who has access to our content and services.

Edward Tufte has written seven books, including Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and Data Analysis for Politics and Policy. He writes, designs, and self-publishes his books on analytical design, which have received more than 40 awards for content and design. He is Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. His current work includes landscape sculpture, printmaking, video and a new book.